Let’s say that you were a Matoran in the Bionicle G1 universe, and there was a Vahki apocalypse.

I’d have twin air katana, and a cordak blaster. My team would consist of Axonn, Brutaka, Nuparu, Zaria, and Chiara. My transportation would be the Axelara T9.

Zaria and Chiara, being toa of iron and electricity respectively, would utterly neutralize entire squadrons of Vahki. Nuparu, having helped create the vahki, would reprogram the vahki that we salvage to fight for us, and possibly figure out how to end the crisis entirely. His ability to manipulate earth, turn invisible, protect others with his shield, and shoot cordak rounds would also be invaluable. Axonn and Brutaka would provide brute force, as well as Brutaka’s convenient ability to literally take one anywhere. He could warp us to safety, send danger away, or take us to a completely peaceful alternate reality. I suppose I, being a mere matoran with swords, a big gun, and an even bigger airship, would provide air and ground support when needed.Long story short, the apocalypse would be over pretty quickly.

Toa_Radrix:

What if Vakama killed Matau in his battle from 2005?

That’d make the redemltion arc have a lot more impact, I’d say. Vakama would probably have to sacrifice himself to be forgiven for that one.What if 09 actually DID turn out to be a hard reboot? How do you think the fanbase would have handled it?

I’d have twin air katana, and a cordak blaster. My team would consist of Axonn, Brutaka, Nuparu, Zaria, and Chiara. My transportation would be the Axelara T9.

Zaria and Chiara, being toa of iron and electricity respectively, would utterly neutralize entire squadrons of Vahki. Nuparu, having helped create the vahki, would reprogram the vahki that we salvage to fight for us, and possibly figure out how to end the crisis entirely. His ability to manipulate earth, turn invisible, protect others with his shield, and shoot cordak rounds would also be invaluable. Axonn and Brutaka would provide brute force, as well as Brutaka’s convenient ability to literally take one anywhere. He could warp us to safety, send danger away, or take us to a completely peaceful alternate reality. I suppose I, being a mere matoran with swords, a big gun, and an even bigger airship, would provide air and ground support when needed.Long story short, the apocalypse would be over pretty quickly.

The rationale: Kopaka is team leader, as he’s very logical. He’s in Phantoka form in order to be able to run aerial reconnaissance, and rain bolts of light from above. Lhikan would be special operations, as he’s quite effective at manoeuvring quickly and quietly. Whenua is our archivist, in charge of dredging up vahki schematics in order to shut them down. Hydraxon is the muscle, not much to say here. Botar is for when the fighting’s gone wrong and we need a quick escape.

The Jetrax is the fastest armed jet in the BIONICLE universe, and I think flight is going to be important to escape the Vahki. The laser crossbow is a ranged weapon that does not use traditional ammunition, and a such never has to be reloaded. The dagger is a last resort, and will most likely never work. My hope is that I’ll be able to jam it in the gears of a vahki that’s trying to chomp on me, but I doubt it will work. The plan is stay on the move until we can get to a Karda Nui stalactite village, and hold out in the centre of the universe until the apocalypse is over.

For my team: Hands down Ehlek, Gavla, and Tahu Mistika. Why? Because Ehlek is my favorite and the other two were my first Bionicle sets. Also, Gavla could be the scout, and Tahu could be the warrior, being the most powerful Toa of Fire and all...

I would also add Kongu Mahri for crowd control, and Nokama (I don't know whether or not I'm allowed to request Metru, seeing as they are no longer Toa, but I'm going to do it anyways) so that, perhaps, we can communicate with subdued Vahki.

For a vehicle? Obviously the Thornatus, it's the real post-apocalyptic vehicle.

My tools would be a Kordak and Roodaka's Rhotuka (am I allowed to request something like that, too?). Maybe a Lewa Nuva blade, just for close combat.

I personally feel like there would be very little advantage to having a ground vehicle compared to an aerial one, unless we’re talking about the Scorpio. I think the amount of Vahki that would hone in on a ground craft would be too high for it to fight off, so I think taking to the air is the best bet. Vahki can fly, but they need to be actively wanting to do so. It’s not their default, so unless we’re in Le-Metru, air is definitely the way to go IMO.

Swamp Strider would be cool, but a little noisy compared to its firepower. It would also be nigh impossible for a team to take cover behind it. I think it would just be a worse Scorpio. Now that I think about it, perhaps a Vahki transport would be best, because it would blend in to its surroundings.